No. 8 LSU used a three-run fifth inning to tie the game then scored the winning run on a single by Antoine Duplantis in the eighth to knock off No. 10 UK 4-3 in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader at Cliff Hagan Stadium, evening the three-game series.
Kentucky routed the Tigers 12-5 in Friday’s first game behind a pair of Luke Becker home runs, including a grand slam, and Riley Mahan’s 5-for-5 performance at the plate.
In the second game, UK took a 2-0 lead in the second inning as Kole Cottam led off with a home run and Evan White walked with the bases loaded.